Crescent City: Theia and Fionn Deep Dive

Join your favorite Maasverse mystery solvers Abby and Ronnie as they dive into the first and only royal line of Prythian — Theia and Fionn! Why didn't Theia call on Hel in the final battle against the Asteri? How was Fionn able to choose his own heir? Why couldn’t Theia just kill Fionn the old fashioned way? And what would it have taken to defeat the Daglan on Prythian? Find out all that - and more - in this week's deep dive

NOTE ON SPOILERS: This episode will have spoilers for both ACOTAR and Crescent City. If you have not read every book in both the A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series, beware! We will also have a section at the end for full Maasverse spoilers, including Throne of Glass - but we will include a spoiler warning in the episode for that!

CHAPTERS:

00:29 Off Campus Today, Off Campus Tomorrow, Off Campus Forever

05:17 Episode Overview: Theia and Fionn Deep Dive!

08:17 Fun Question: What apps would Theia and Fionn use?

11:01 COSMs

20:08 What Really Went Down with Theia and Hel?

28:01 The Complexity of Trust in Relationships

34:14 Why Couldn't Theia Just Kill Fionn?

50:03 Why Didn't Fionn Want to Hand Power Over to Theia?

55:40 How Could Fionn Wield Both Truth Teller and the Starsword at the Same Time?

59:16 The Connection Between Thea and the Blades

01:08:31 What did Theia do to Make Things Right?

01:15:47 How were the Daglan Defeated on Prythian?

01:31:10 Throne of Glass Spoilers and Connections

01:33:44 Pre-Cog Corner!

ABOUT THIS EPISODE: Dragons in the Details is the podcast that helps YOU better understand your favorite books. We never recap chapters—we find new insights, make new connections, and give you those WOW moments you love. WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire ACOTAR series. The "Maasverse" section contains spoilers for Throne of Glass and Crescent City.

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